take (something) through the nose

take (something) through the nose

To snort some substance, especially a powdered drug, through one's nose. A few kids at the party were crushing up tablets of Ritalin and taking it through the nose. When I realized that he had started taking heroin through the nose, I knew it was time to seek professional help to get him sober.
See also: nose, take, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

take it through the nose

tv. to snort cocaine. (Drugs. A play on take it on the nose and take it on the chin.) Max liked taking it through the nose better than anything, except maybe a shot in the arm.
See also: nose, take, through
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • take it through the nose
  • do a line
  • fire a line
  • nose candy
  • take (something) on the nose
  • take it on the nose
  • nose job
  • poke one's nose into, to
  • stuff up
  • nose-picker